Crown Princess Mathilde visits 2012 Design Biennale

On October 23, 2012, Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited the 2012 International Design Biennale at Kortrijk Xpo in Kortrijk, Belgium. (The Courtray Design Biennale Interieur is a major international design exhibition that takes place once every two years (in even years) in the Belgian city of Courtray.)

The first Interieur Design Biennale took place in 1968. The Biennale is organised by the Biennale Interieur npo. During the fair, producers and designers present their innovating interior products to a broad cultural, commercial and professional audience. Over the years, the fair has introduced a number of side activities such as the Young Designers Fair, Design at Work, Exterieur, lectures and debates.